Do you know what I hate about politics and an election year?
It is the assumption many make, when commenting on a candidate, that you are in “their” party. I see this from both Republicans and Democrats.
When someone decides to tell me an off-color, demeaning joke about some political figure, they seem to assume I will find it hilarious, without even considering that perhaps that is my candidate. Or when they are in a discussion about some candidate and make disparaging remarks about the “idiots” that voted that person into office, without considering I may be one of those idiots.
Perhaps, when it comes to politics, it is considered acceptable to be insulting, even to your friends.
It is the assumption many make, when commenting on a candidate, that you are in “their” party. I see this from both Republicans and Democrats.
When someone decides to tell me an off-color, demeaning joke about some political figure, they seem to assume I will find it hilarious, without even considering that perhaps that is my candidate. Or when they are in a discussion about some candidate and make disparaging remarks about the “idiots” that voted that person into office, without considering I may be one of those idiots.
Perhaps, when it comes to politics, it is considered acceptable to be insulting, even to your friends.
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